I was assigned to a Division Cavalry Unit in the Army as a first sergeant. Rumors were flying about the closing of Camp Garry Owens. Even though troopers were receiving multiple tasks, they continued to accomplish their mission. The transformation...
White felt hat with a broad, flat brim and high indented crown. White silk hat band with carved leather belt style band on top of that. Leather has long billet tipped in silver and an ornate silver buckle. Brim bound in silk. Sweatband of brown...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Propaganda and disinformation characterized indispensable components of nineteenth and twentieth century warfare. Examples such as Leni Riefenstahl's “Triumph of the Will” or Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series made no attempt to honestly...
This monograph addresses a perceived imbalance in U.S. Army tactical force structure between technical means of intelligence collection and non-technical means, specifically interrogators. It proposes to provide a judgment on whether or not, in...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
The issue of close air support is one of the most emotional issues between the Army and the Air Force. Both services interpret close air support in terms of the lives of their personnel. The fundamental question previous studies have not addressed...
Discusses the strategy employed in the defeat of Japan. Gives an overview of the seeds of conflict and strategy and the pre-war policy . Also gives details regarding preparing for coalition warfare and the strategy of friendly neutrality, the first...
“Brave Rifles! Veterans! “You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel” Quote by General Winfield Scott. The 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment is one of the last Cavalry units I have been assigned to that maintains their long...
This is a story about 1SG Herron's war experience. His unit had prepared to deploy to CENTCOM AOR, and conducted combat operations as the tip of the US Army spear head. They destroyed Iraqi's premier Medina Republican Guard Division and...
I, MSG Stanley D. Varner, witnessed 1st Squadron, 4th United States Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division complete transformation as Division Cavalry. The unit changed from having tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and helicopters to having...
Anytime the use of US Armed Forces in support of civil authorities is considered, government and military leaders, pundits, and citizens reflexively turn to the Posse Comitatus Act for guidance. Since 9/11, the US Armed Forces face an increased...
Since the appearance of the first tanks during World War I, soldiers have been searching for weapons to combat the armored threat and the most effective organizational structure within which to employ them. Ideally, every soldier could be issued an...
This study investigates the effectiveness of the Army system for preserving unit heritage. Heritage is valuable to units and the Army, and given the cyclical nature of the size and organizational structure, the Army requires an effective...
The studies on modern urban warfare are preoccupied with the tactical problems associated with urban combat. Since World War II, conflicts in the urban environment have given modern armies complex problems which seem insurmountable. The tactical...
Military organizations are normally quite resistant to change the way they operate. As Eliot A. Cohen and John Gooch note in ‘Military Misfortunes,’ militaries have failed on occasion to anticipate, learn, and adapt to changes in the nature of...
Air/Land Battle doctrine stresses the need for Army units to fight successfully out-numbered. This dictum implies the conduct of defensive operations at the beginning of a war. The shift to offensive operations, the counterattack, can be the key to...
The United States has a long history in the development of foreign militaries. Over the past eight years, the United States spent an insurmountable amount of time and resources developing the Iraq and Afghanistan Armies. Yet, in 2003, political...